Harrison Fagan v. Odie Washington, Warden, and Roland W. Burris, Attorney General of the State of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1991-09-05

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POSNER, Circuit Judge. The State of Illinois appeals from two separate orders by the district court granting habeas corpus relief to petitioner Fagan, who is serving a twenty-five year prison term for murder. One order directs the state either to grant him a new appeal because his appellate counsel was ineffective or to release him. The other order directs the state to release…

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